Daily Dispatch: Louisiana

Shreveport Fire Department battles house fire in Caddo 2021-04-19 08:17:43Shreveport firefighters responded to an early morning house fire in the Caddo Heights neighborhood. The fire took place around 3:15 Monday morning on

No injuries reported in Lafayette apartment fire 2021-04-18 18:45:23No one was injured when Lafayette firefighters responded to an apartment fire at 1025 Ninth Street around midday Sunday, a spokesman said. Neighbors

Shreveport Fire Department fights fire at local battery 2021-04-18 15:01:55A Sunday morning fire in a north Shreveport battery factory was quickly brought under control by Shreveport firefighters. Just after 9:15 a.m. Sunday

Man rescued from St. George apartment fire 2021-04-18 14:33:27St. George firefighters were called to a reported apartment fire on the 1300 block of Jasper Ave. Crews arrived on scene around 8:00 Sunday Morning

Child hospitalized after suffering burns in Shreveport duplex 2021-04-18 13:32:17A child suffered burns and was taken to a local hospital for treatment after an early-Sunday-morning apartment fire in north Shreveport. At 5:15 a.m.

Baton Rouge Fire Department responds to accidental fire 2021-04-16 11:19:01The Baton Rouge Fire Department was called to the scene of a fire at an apartment building on N 22nd St. Firefighters arrived a little after 8:20 p.m

Louisiana COVID numbers: More than 1 million people 2021-04-16 07:05:31In Louisiana, more than one million people are now fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, according to a noon update from the Louisiana Depar

Thousands without power in Baton Rouge, reports of 2021-04-16 03:00:00Thousands of residents are without electricity after severe weather rolled through the metro Baton Rouge area just after 5 a.m on April 16. According

Bossier landowners, farmers bring more attention to potential 2021-04-15 20:17:22Landowners, farmers and others who routinely use a north Bossier Parish highway are beating the drum for support to save their route from being overco

Lafayette Firefighters Hoping To Raise Money To Save 2021-04-15 11:10:41We often share headlines of house fires, and people who are able to escape, but it may not be the same for their pets. The Lafayette Fire Department

Lafayette Parish voters may again weigh tax rededication 2021-04-15 09:38:53Lafayette Parish voters may get to decide whether to rededicate about $500,000 a year in property taxes to parish-wide fire protection from the parish

Crews respond to house fire in Carencro 2021-04-15 03:00:00The Carencro Fire Department responded Thursday morning to a residential fire on Simon Latour Road. Firefighters say the call came in on April 15, a

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Windy in the morning 2021-04-20 19:44:00Increasing Rain Friday and Severe risk Saturday

'We can't stop here,' President Biden says in 2021-04-20 19:43:00Biden called the verdict in the Derek Chauvin case "a giant step towards justice in America" but added that much more needs to be done.

PHOTOS: Country reacts to Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict 2021-04-20 19:27:00Images from inside the courtroom and public reaction after Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of all three counts in the death

How the nation is reacting to Derek Chauvin's 2021-04-20 19:26:00As former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday afternoon of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, people waiting ou

Derek Chauvin convicted in George Floyd’s death 2021-04-20 19:14:00Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all three counts in the death of George Floyd.

New Orleans man brought back to life by 2021-04-20 19:10:00New Orleans man brought by back to life by neighbor, EMS

New Orleans city leaders address concerns about policing 2021-04-20 18:49:00New Orleans city leaders address concerns about policing on Claiborne compared to the French Quarter

Louisiana leaders react to Derek Chauvin guilty verdict 2021-04-20 18:45:00Louisiana leaders are reacting to the news of an ex-Minnesota police officer being found guilty on all three counts he faced in the death of George Fl

Received a coronavirus exposure notification on your smartphone? 2021-04-20 18:43:00La. Dept of Health using Bluetooth technology to track potential exposures

Field Notes: How 'Mothers of the Movement' continue 2021-04-20 17:11:00An in-depth conversation with the mother, grandmother of Stephon Clark

NOPD superintendent pens letter to community ahead of 2021-04-20 16:23:00A jury has reached a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a police officer accused of killing George Floyd, sparking national outrage and protests l

LSU leader ends presidential bid at school mired 2021-04-20 15:44:00Tom Galligan announced his decision Tuesday amid criticism for the school’s response to a widespread sexual misconduct scandal.